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Essays �sthetical ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠊⠗⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠃⠀⠵⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠿⠑⠌⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠸⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠓⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠷⠀⠌⠑⠍⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠌⠗⠢⠛⠹⠀⠯⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠙⠹⠀⠷⠀⠗⠕⠕⠞⠂⠀
⠮⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠑⠌⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠗⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙⠂⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠍⠑⠌
⠀⠎⠑⠞⠀⠔⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠔⠀⠞⠗⠥⠹⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠻⠀⠁⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠀
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⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠭⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠏⠑⠻⠬⠂⠀⠙⠑⠑⠏⠇⠽
⠀⠎⠽⠍⠏⠁⠮⠞⠊⠉⠀⠊⠝⠎⠊⠛⠓⠞⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠗⠕⠕⠞⠎⠂⠀⠔⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠂⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠔⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠆⠀⠮⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠏⠹⠎⠀⠷⠀⠦⠀⠎⠳⠇⠲
⠀⠠⠓⠢⠉⠑⠀⠁⠀⠉⠜⠙⠔⠁⠇⠀⠐⠟⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠁⠀⠏⠕⠑⠍⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠠⠓⠪⠀
⠍⠥⠡⠀⠷⠀⠭⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠮⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠀⠙⠗⠁⠺⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠦⠀
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⠗⠑⠎⠳⠗⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠊⠝⠚⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠾⠀⠦⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠚⠥⠊⠉⠑⠎⠆⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠭⠀⠦⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠯⠀⠁⠙⠁⠏⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂
⠀⠃⠽⠀⠙⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠯⠀⠁⠙⠚⠥⠌⠍⠢⠞⠦⠀⠀⠠⠋⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠷⠀⠏⠕⠑⠞⠊⠉⠀
⠊⠍⠁⠛⠔⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠸⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀⠥⠝⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠮⠀⠺⠬⠎⠀⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀
⠋⠑⠁⠮⠗⠫⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠓⠑⠜⠞⠲⠀⠠⠇⠷⠞⠔⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠛⠗⠯⠑⠥⠗⠀⠷⠀
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⠀⠊⠝⠝⠁⠞⠑⠀⠗⠊⠡⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠯⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠙⠹⠀⠷⠀⠋⠑⠑⠇⠬⠲⠀
⠠⠊⠍⠁⠛⠔⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠽⠀⠮⠀⠞⠢⠎⠑⠌⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠑⠧⠻⠂⠀⠇⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠔⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠊⠞⠎
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⠞⠕⠕⠇⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠊⠍⠏⠇⠊⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠺⠜⠙⠀⠙⠑⠏⠹⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀
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